Album Review: Motionless in White
On May 5, Motionless in White finally released their long anticipated record, Graveyard Shift via their new label, Roadrunner Records.
The record was well worth the wait. It opens with industrial metal song "Rats" that sounds like it belongs on Infamous. It transitions from vocalist Chris Motionless singing to being heavy. There isn't a bad song on this record, and just like every other record of theirs, Graveyard Shift finds the band exploring both super heavy guttural screams and aggression to a song about fans and Chris Motionless' experience hosting a TEI workshop all last summer. "Rats" moves fast and starts the album off on high note that continues.
One of the biggest stand outs to me is track 3, "Necessary Evil" featuring Jonathan Davis of Korn. Not only does this song move fast but it's also catchy and would be one of those songs that would fit well on a setlist to get the crowd moving. There is a seamless fit of the two voices and the heavy Korn influences.
The following track,"Soft" is by far one of the heaviest on the record and find Chris Motionless clearly talking to critics and someone specifically with lyrics like "...Hang me on your cross."
Although it's a goofy song, "Not My Type: Dead as Fuck 2" is one of my favorites. The best line is "if she has a pulse then she's not my type." The song goes through the same necrophilia vein that hits you in the face in the original "Dead as Fuck." And just like the first one the song ends with spelling out dead. I would be curious how the first one would transition into this live.
The three singles, "570" an ode to Scranton, "Loud (Fuck it)" and "Eternally Yours" sit near the bottom of the record but I think they're well placed because each of these songs are like ear worms that don't leave. Eternally Yours finds the band trying a ballad and it works well to close the record out.
"570" Music Video:
My Top Tracks: Necessary Evil, Not My Type, Eternally Yours